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Greater social engagement related to better microstructural integrity of the brain in older adults – News-Medical.Net
Older people who report greater levels of social engagement have more robust gray matter in regions of the brain relevant in dementia, according to new research…
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Oct 19 2020
Older people who report greater levels of social engagement have more robust gray matter in regions of the brain relevant in dementia, according to new research led by scientists at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health. It is the first to use a particularly sensitive type of brain imaging to conduct such an evaluation.
The findings, reported today in the Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, suggest that “prescrib…
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